Show february 10 19 western hemlock says the department 0 of agriculture deserves a better opinion quinion anti and moro more general use than now obtains In intrinsically trinal it is achong the most important of western woods the wood of western hemlock has generally g e been considered an ail inferior one chiefly because of c llie prejudice created by bv the name which has caused it to be identified identified with eastern eastorn ht hemlock filock tests testa by the forest service however show jt it to have 88 per pent cent the strength of TOu douglas couglas glas I 1 fir fir one of the count rys chief construction timbers iri in fact it Iti 18 often soften mixed with dodi dobelis alts fir and used sed ki for the same saine purposes the wood is i practically free from pitch hiis has a handsome grain takes paint and stains well and works smoothly it is all ital lo 10 for sash and door s tock acock furniture interior finish framing fra roine flooring boxes barrels and pulp in bridges and trestles treaties jl it can be used for all but the heaviest construction when properly treated with it is ia a valuable crusa crum tl tie a and pole wood according to forest service bulletin the best stands of west western rn bein be lock are found i 10 i n the coast region mid find through the cascade Ca mountains the bulletin further gives tile the results of tests by auch anch the properties of western hemlock have been deter mined and tells tela of the darfer different ant uses to alich t ch the wood is ia adap adapted tea |